We Each Have Special Skills and Talents.

A motivational thought from Sam Maitz LMI inc.
used by permission

 The important points are not how many gifts you have, but how well you use them and the recognition that you have the personal responsibility to develop and use them effectively. Otherwise, they will diminish like unused muscles that atrophy.

It takes discipline to stay in shape - mentally as well as physically. Challenge yourself to reach full potential instead of accepting “good enough.” Focus and develop your strengths so that weaknesses don’t matter as much. Spend more time on developing your strengths than on trying to correct areas of weakness. Be disciplined, industrious, and persistent. Ask, and then take appropriate action:
  
   •  What are my strengths and possibilities?
   •  What can I do to develop and sharpen those skills?
   •  What do I need to do to become the person I want to be?
   •  How can I use my talents to help my organization reach its goals?

You Are Your Environment

A motivational thought from Sam Maitz LMI inc.
used by permission

 The first step toward getting somewhere
is to decide that you're not going to stay where you are.
Always be mindful that you are a product of your environment.
So choose an environment that will best develop you
toward your objective.


Analyze your life in terms of your environment.
Are the things around you helping you toward your success,
or are they holding you back?

You're not a captive of your environment.
If you don't like where you are,
change your environment, you're not a tree.
Don't say, "You would, if you could,"
say, "You will, because you can."

When you become a part of anything, it becomes a part of you.

View Every Problem as an Opportunity

A motivational thought from Sam Maitz LMI inc.
used by permission

There is always a good side to every situation. Stay optimistic and try to see an opportunity in your calamities,
not pessimistic and see calamity's in every opportunity.
The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole.

You can develop success from any failure. Failure is one of the surest stepping stones to success.
No element can do as much for you as failure can,
if you're willing to study it and make capital out of it.

 
When it is dark enough you can see the stars.